Hosiery holder for full-fashioned footing machines



Dec. 1, 1931. F 'E KR MER 1,834,030

HOSIERY HOLDER FOR FULL FASHIONED FOOTING MACHINES Filed Feb. 8. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gvwcntoz Dec. 1, 192.1. E KR R 1,834,030

HOSIERY HOLDER FOR FULL FASHIONED FOOTING MACHINES Filed Feb: 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 VIII/11);?

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I am awarethat heretofore means have- Patented Dec. 1, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRED E. KRAMER, 01: CHARLOTTE, NOR-TH GA ROLIIl'A HOSIERY HOLDER FOR FULL-FASHIONED FOO'IING MACHINES Application filed February 8, 1929. Serial No. 338,445.

This invention relates to improvements in hook bars for footing machines in themanufacture of full fashioned hosiery and relates more especially to improved means for hold- 5 ing the foot portion of the'stocking in such tion of a stocking inthe manufacture of fullfashioned hosiery, wherein the usual hooks are provided for holding the heel portions,

i but wherein I have provided clamping means forholding the. silk portion of the stocking, said clamping means being capable of being opened very wide so as to allow the finger of the operator to be insertedbetween the jaws of the clamping means, thus rendering it very easy to'place the stocking in theclamping been provided for clamping the silkportion of the foot of a stocking in the manufacture of full-fashioned hosiery, but in the means providing the gripping structurea very small opening is provided'which renders it'very difficult to secure the stocking in place, but

in my improved mechanism the grippingmember can be held opened with one hand while the other hand is free to press the stocking down between the grippers, and

therefore a large portion of the stocking can -l;|

The usual custom is to provide .a hook-bar having hooks such as are shown located at the end of my device, also in the middle of the hook bar for holding the silk portion of the stocking, but by the use of these hooks for holding the sheer portion of a other very thin types of hosiery. these hooks will tear the hosiery and otherwise damage be held in the grippers or any quantity of the stocking can beheld in the said grippers.

the same so as to render them unsalable or if salable will render them so damaged that they will have to be sold'as seconds.

Some of the objects of my invention having been stated,.other objects will appear as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in

whiclr- 1 I Figure 1 is a plan view ofa footing ma chine showing the portion with which my r invention is adapted to be used Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line 2'2 in F igure 1;

F igure 3 1s a plan view of my improved hook bar and gripping means;

Figure t-is a cross-sectional View taken along the line 4-4 in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 55 in Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional viewtaken along the line 6'6 in Figure 3; r I

F gure 7 isan end view of my device looking from along the: line 77 of Figure 3;

F igure8 is a" cross-sectional view, taken along the line88 in Figure 3; Figure 9 is a view ofthe central portion of Figure 3, showing theclamping members in open posi ion. '1 7 F eferring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 10 indicates a portion of a footing machine of a'well known make, and the numeralsll' l2, 13 and lindicate other parts of the footing machine which are not a part of'myinvention except in combination, and hence a description ofthe parts of the footing machine and their function is deemed unnecessary. This footing machine has the rotatable rod 15 on which the drum 16 is mounted, and the guiding rod 17 is also a part of this conventional machine. The ma chine is also provided wlth-the conventional welt bar '18. and the sinker '19, all of which are conventional parts ina machine of this i type.

- The stocking body 20, is placed in the machine in the manner shown in Figure 1, and

[the same overlies the drum 16 and the guidstocking and especially in chiffon hosiery and ing rod 17, this body of the stocking being arranged inthe machine in the usual manner. The hook bar 21 has the'conventionalhooks 22 and 23 on the end thereof which are adapted to engage the heel portions 24 and 25 of the stocking, and this hook bar 21 has the slot 26 therein into which slot the tape member 27 is secured, and this wardly and is secured in the drum 16. These hooks 22 and 23 hold the heel portion which block 30 having the slots is usually of cotton or a heavier grade of silk,

and therefore not so liable to become torn, but I have provided improved means for stocking holding the central portion of the which is made of silk, which means will be presently described.

The tape 27 is secured in the slot 26 of the hook bar 21 by means of the rivet 28, or it can be secured by means ofstitching or by any other suitable means. V

My improved means foriholdmg the central portion of the stocking, comprises a block 30 which is adapted to be secured to the hook bar 21 by means of the screw 31, this 32 and 33 cut in the outer ends thereof in which the levers 35 and 36 are adapted to be pivoted on the pins 37 and'38. This block has the downwardly pro jecting lug 39 which fits over the front edge of the hook bar 21 to securely hold the block in position and to prevent the same from turning, when held by the screw 31. The forthe other ends of these springs 44 and 45 are secured to the hook bar by means ,of the screws 46 and 47, respectively.

It will be noted by observing Figure 9 to what extent the clamping members may be opened, it being evident from this illustration, that these may be opened very wide to allow the fingers or'aportion of the hand of r the operator to be pressed downward between the members 42 and 43, carrying therewith the hose, and then when the fingers or hand is withdrawn, the hose will be clamped, thus making it very easy to insert the hosiery in the clamping members, and it will also be evidentthat a large portion of the hose may be placed between the clamping members, if deslre In the drawings and specification I have set forth a preferred embodiment of my invention, and although specific terms are employed they are used in a generic and descriptivesense only, and not for purposes of limitation, the scopeof the invention being set forth in the appended claims.

-I claim:

1. In a-hook bar for footing machines, a 3

body, a clamping structure mountedon said body, said clamping structure comprising two plvotally mountedlevers, tension means tape member 27 runs back- I adapted. to

each other to securely hold the hosiery in adapted to normally hold one end of the levers against each other, said ends being provided with resilient members adapted to hold the hosiery in the footing machine.

2. In a hook bar for footing machines, a clamping structure on said hook bar, said clamping structure comprising a block mounted on the hook bar, levers mounted in each end of the block, the forward ends of the said levers being provided with a resilient substance, tension meansiadapted to holdthe forward ends of the levers pressing against each other, said levers'beingadapted to be forced apart from each other at their forward ends to admit-hosiery and being adapted to normally press against each other at their forward ends to hold the hosiery in position.

3. Means for holding hosiery in a footing machine and the like, hook "members adapted to hold .theheel portion of the hosiery, two

pivoted levers havingresilient means in one end thereof, and being adapted to hold the foot portion of the hosiery, tension'means hold theresilient means against position. v r V 4. ;In a hook bar forfootin'g machines, a body portion, hooks onithe end of 'thebody portion, two pivotally mountedlevers on the body portion, each of the levers having in one end thereof. resilient materialftension means connected withfsaid levers and being adapted to normally press the ends having the resilient material against each other, said levers being adapted to be widely separated to facilitate the insertion of hosierytherein 5. In a hook bar for footing machines and the like, two levers pivotally mounted on the hook bar, the forward end ofthelevers projecting forwardly of the'hookbar', resilient members mounted in said forward ends, and tension means associated with said levers and said hook bar adapted to normally press the forward ends of the levers against each other. "6. In a hook bar forfooting machines, a body, a clamping structureimounted on said body, said clamping. structure comprising two pivotally mounted levers, separatedtension means for each lever for normally holding one set of the ends of said levers against each other to thereby grip hosiery therebetween.

7 In a hook bar for footing machines and the like, two levers pivotally mounted on the hook bar, separated tension means for each .lever for'normally pressingthe forward ends of the levers against each other to thereby grip hosiery therebetween.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

7 FRED E. KRAMER. 

